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from Honoka`a is going to drive to Kohala to attend a district meeting, nor would a council member from say North Kohala, want to drive to Honoka`a I believe the best plan put forward so far is the Community Plan 40, and I hope that you will really take a close look at that and try and make it work and be workable for our island because we really want to keep Hamakua well represented on the Council. Thank you very much. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you for your testimony. The next person from Waimea, please. MR. HIRT: Our next testifier is Matilda Keith and she is here to speak opposing Plan—A. MATILDA KEITH (At this time Matilda Keith came forward via videoconference from Waimea to address members of the Commission.) MS.KEITH: Aloha, my name is Matilda Keith, and I have been a resident of Waikoloa for twenty one years. I'm here to speak against Plan _A that you are considering. My wishes are to have Waikoloa remain in the South Kohala district, and to remain whole and not go over to Kona and not be split up. It saddens me to know that even Waimea was split up, I don't know how many years ago. We are homogenized with Waimea; always have been. We shop here, we do a lot of activities here. We consider ourselves a part of this community. I would like the Commission to really take a look at Plan _40 and consider it. I think in Plan _40, there is still that separation with Lakeland, and if it somehow can be looked at again. I think Margaret Wille did a phenomenal job in presenting that plan. That's all I have to say, thank you very much. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. Let's now move to Pahoa. We have some testifiers in Pahoa. MS. LIVELY: Yes, good morning and thank you Madam Chair. We do have testifiers here; we have four, and our first testifier is Roxanne Lawson. She is commenting on Plan_40 and Plan—A. ROXANNE LAWSON (At this time Roxanne Lawson came forward via videoconference from Pahoa to address members of the Commission.) MS. LAWSON: Good morning. I am a taxpayer, a homeowner; I was raised in Hawaii. My mom directed Timberline Camp. I step up to civic responsibility on a regular basis. I choose my issues well; 2 %, I voted for our children's children and worked on that campaign. I would like to submit that Plan _A would create a third district in Hilo, while Puna has the same population in what was one of the largest population growths on the Big Island. So Puna could say, we need a third seat. I would rather keep North Kohala, North Kohala, South Kohala, Hamakua, the way it is proposed in Plan_40. I am testifying against Plan A, and for Plan 40. CHR. SIRACUSA: Thank you. We now come back to Hilo. Robert Green. 0